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SUBMITTER: Song F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3807317 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Fei F Fux Robert R Provacia Lisette B LB Volz Asisa A Eickmann Markus M Becker Stephan S Osterhaus Albert D M E AD Haagmans Bart L BL Sutter Gerd G
Journal of virology 20130828 21
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has recently emerged as a causative agent of severe respiratory disease in humans. Here, we constructed recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) expressing full-length MERS-CoV spike (S) protein (MVA-MERS-S). The genetic stability and growth characteristics of MVA-MERS-S make it a suitable candidate vaccine for clinical testing. Vaccinated mice produced high levels of serum antibodies neutralizing MERS-CoV. Thus, MVA-MERS-S may serv ...[more]